White House ‘Is Closely Monitoring’ Winter Storm

The Trump administration “is closely monitoring” the winter storm forecast to affect the eastern half of the United States, a White House official said Friday afternoon.

The official noted in a statement to reporters that President Donald Trump is receiving briefings on the forecast and is in dialogue with officials.

“The President is being briefed throughout the day and is in close contact with officials,” the White House official said. “The entire Trump Administration is closely monitoring the anticipated weather and is undertaking a whole-of-government approach to respond as appropriate.”

As the Associated Press reported:

The massive storm system is expected to bring a crippling ice storm from Texas through parts of the South, potentially around a foot (30 centimeters) of snow from Oklahoma through Washington, D.C.,